South East

Havant planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

27.5%

289th of 297

35.2 points slower than England

Granted

95.2%

80th of 297

4.7 points higher than England

Extension of time

56.5%

277th of 297

24.2 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

269

Havant decided 269 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 95.2%.

27.5% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (289th of 297 for speed).

A further 56.5% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 40.8% a year earlier.

How quickly decisions are made

Havant against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	91.6%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	90.7%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	98.1%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	96.3%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	94.3%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	94.8%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	85.8%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	92.7%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	91.6%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	83.5%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	87.0%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	81.8%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	86.9%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	83.8%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	64.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	67.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	71.7%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	84.4%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	87.2%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	94.0%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	93.4%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	89.9%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	93.9%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	91.0%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	91.6%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	96.2%	1.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	89.0%	2.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	91.2%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	88.3%	2.6%	80.4%
2015 Q2	91.2%	0.9%	80.6%
2015 Q3	88.1%	3.7%	79.2%
2015 Q4	95.7%	0.9%	80.0%
2016 Q1	90.4%	6.4%	78.3%
2016 Q2	95.5%	4.5%	79.8%
2016 Q3	92.4%	6.8%	77.7%
2016 Q4	87.7%	11.3%	78.0%
2017 Q1	92.5%	6.5%	77.3%
2017 Q2	89.5%	8.9%	78.5%
2017 Q3	80.6%	14.0%	76.1%
2017 Q4	86.7%	12.4%	77.1%
2018 Q1	80.8%	18.2%	73.7%
2018 Q2	72.3%	17.9%	74.0%
2018 Q3	74.4%	23.1%	72.7%
2018 Q4	81.2%	16.7%	72.7%
2019 Q1	74.0%	22.0%	69.9%
2019 Q2	71.6%	26.4%	72.1%
2019 Q3	74.0%	24.0%	69.6%
2019 Q4	67.0%	29.0%	71.5%
2020 Q1	70.1%	26.5%	68.4%
2020 Q2	65.3%	29.5%	63.9%
2020 Q3	72.2%	25.2%	63.8%
2020 Q4	70.7%	27.1%	65.3%
2021 Q1	63.7%	34.9%	59.4%
2021 Q2	63.3%	31.1%	58.4%
2021 Q3	65.8%	29.7%	53.1%
2021 Q4	67.1%	31.4%	53.0%
2022 Q1	63.0%	34.8%	51.6%
2022 Q2	52.2%	42.6%	56.0%
2022 Q3	35.4%	59.8%	53.3%
2022 Q4	41.5%	55.1%	54.1%
2023 Q1	50.5%	46.5%	53.5%
2023 Q2	46.6%	45.6%	58.5%
2023 Q3	35.9%	54.4%	59.0%
2023 Q4	33.3%	61.3%	59.8%
2024 Q1	33.0%	61.5%	58.8%
2024 Q2	40.5%	56.8%	64.4%
2024 Q3	41.1%	54.2%	64.2%
2024 Q4	37.0%	58.0%	65.6%
2025 Q1	41.5%	52.4%	62.1%
2025 Q2	44.2%	47.7%	65.0%
2025 Q3	41.1%	57.5%	62.5%
2025 Q4	13.2%	79.2%	64.7%
2026 Q1	18.9%	44.6%	60.6%
2026 Q2	33.3%	50.7%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Havant against England

Havant
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Havant	England
2008 Q1	81.0%	85.1%
2008 Q2	90.7%	86.1%
2008 Q3	86.5%	86.3%
2008 Q4	90.7%	85.3%
2009 Q1	85.1%	85.9%
2009 Q2	82.8%	86.8%
2009 Q3	85.8%	87.4%
2009 Q4	89.9%	86.9%
2010 Q1	85.3%	87.0%
2010 Q2	84.3%	88.0%
2010 Q3	85.4%	87.7%
2010 Q4	87.2%	87.5%
2011 Q1	82.2%	87.9%
2011 Q2	89.7%	88.5%
2011 Q3	89.0%	88.3%
2011 Q4	90.8%	88.3%
2012 Q1	92.0%	88.2%
2012 Q2	86.7%	89.2%
2012 Q3	90.4%	89.0%
2012 Q4	91.4%	88.9%
2013 Q1	100.0%	89.8%
2013 Q2	94.4%	90.6%
2013 Q3	91.2%	90.3%
2013 Q4	95.5%	89.6%
2014 Q1	90.5%	89.8%
2014 Q2	92.3%	90.5%
2014 Q3	87.0%	90.0%
2014 Q4	92.3%	89.2%
2015 Q1	93.5%	89.3%
2015 Q2	96.5%	90.2%
2015 Q3	93.6%	90.0%
2015 Q4	97.4%	89.2%
2016 Q1	96.8%	90.0%
2016 Q2	95.5%	90.3%
2016 Q3	97.7%	90.2%
2016 Q4	97.2%	89.7%
2017 Q1	98.1%	89.9%
2017 Q2	99.2%	90.5%
2017 Q3	96.9%	90.0%
2017 Q4	97.1%	90.1%
2018 Q1	98.0%	90.5%
2018 Q2	94.6%	91.0%
2018 Q3	96.6%	91.2%
2018 Q4	97.1%	90.5%
2019 Q1	95.0%	90.3%
2019 Q2	98.6%	91.0%
2019 Q3	98.1%	90.6%
2019 Q4	94.0%	89.8%
2020 Q1	95.7%	89.9%
2020 Q2	96.8%	90.2%
2020 Q3	96.5%	90.6%
2020 Q4	94.0%	90.3%
2021 Q1	97.9%	90.9%
2021 Q2	95.0%	91.2%
2021 Q3	92.4%	91.0%
2021 Q4	97.1%	90.1%
2022 Q1	97.1%	90.0%
2022 Q2	94.8%	90.4%
2022 Q3	97.6%	89.8%
2022 Q4	96.6%	89.4%
2023 Q1	97.0%	89.3%
2023 Q2	95.1%	89.2%
2023 Q3	97.1%	88.6%
2023 Q4	92.0%	88.2%
2024 Q1	91.2%	88.2%
2024 Q2	91.9%	89.1%
2024 Q3	95.3%	89.4%
2024 Q4	95.0%	88.6%
2025 Q1	96.3%	89.3%
2025 Q2	96.5%	90.4%
2025 Q3	93.2%	90.1%
2025 Q4	96.2%	90.1%
2026 Q1	95.9%	90.6%
2026 Q2	95.7%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks27.5%
8 to 13 weeks3.0%
13 to 26 weeks8.2%
Over 26 weeks4.8%
Extension of time agreed56.5%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	74
8 to 13 weeks	8
13 to 26 weeks	22
Over 26 weeks	13
Extension of time agreed	152

Appeals

Decided: 3
Allowed: 0.0%
Median wait: 13 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Havant has published 15 conservation areas.
Havant has published 12 Article 4 areas.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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